Takla Range

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Takla Range
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Elevation 1,654 m (5,427 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Geography
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Parent range Skeena Mountains

The Takla Range is a small subrange of the Skeena Mountains of the Interior Mountains, bounded by Takla Lake and Northwest Arm in northern British Columbia, Canada.

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55°17′00″N125°53′00″W / 55.28333°N 125.88333°W / 55.28333; -125.88333